A new film franchise explores modern love but fumbles the chemistry and connection
As a girl child, I am valuable to my family. When they tried to marry me off, I ran away. But now I am back home. In a country where girls have few rights
Constitutional court ruling enables people in opposite-sex life partnerships to inherit from their deceased partner, even if they haven’t left a valid will
Registration of customary marriages is important for extending legal protection and rights to spouses, many of whom struggle for legal recognition
A major review of South African marriage law is underway and we must ensure that the proposed reforms reflect the democratic values of our pluralistic society
Mpumie Moholo (1947-2021), who passed this week, was the engine driving the success of her husband, jazz drummer Louis Moholo-Moholo
Just because they are performed differently from civil unions does not mean they don’t come with the same responsibilities — people just don’t know it
COMMENT A deeply embedded patriarchal practice assumes that a married woman must change her surname to that of her spouse. This was standard practice at the department of home…
What could be a landmark case seeking recognition for a woman’s right to inheritance and maintenance in the event of her partner’s death, is currently being adjudicated
I started singing formally in 2003. Before that I was in the school choir. I came to visit family in Cape Town, and by luck I met people who were opera singers. They encouraged…
Despite a new Act, many women and children are up against discriminatory practices
Women, celebrate achievements besides those of marrying and having babies
‘This belief that women divorcées are embittered — there’s a very overt streak of patriarchy in that’
The judgment should improve the home affairs department’s attitude to transgender marriages
Religious freedom, at times masking discrimination, is used too often to trump others’ right to marry.
‘The fight to have their union officially recognised contrasts markedly with the traditional wedding ceremony they enjoyed beforehand.’
You meet, you go out, you discover you are in love. But your emotions explode when the one question calls for the ultimate commitment.
Research backs up this finding — but it also revealed that young people are crap at matrimony.
Polyamory is gaining traction as an ethical way to be romantically involved with more than one person.
A marriage proposal should be an intimate affair, not an egotistical YouTube video.
